Krishna Kant &Amp;Amp; Dev Chatterjee

Stories by Krishna Kant &Amp;Amp; Dev Chatterjee

Mid & small-cap stocks in bubble zone?

Mid & small-cap stocks in bubble zone?

Rediff.com   24 Sep 2014

Their share in overall market capitalisation of BSE stocks has risen to a four-year high

India Inc beats Chinese peers on valuation ratios

India Inc beats Chinese peers on valuation ratios

Rediff.com   19 Sep 2014

Top companies in China are valued at 7.7 times the trailing 12-month earnings against a P/E ratio of 18.6 times for Nifty 50 companies.

40 Years Ago... And now: L&T, graveyard of corporate raiders

40 Years Ago... And now: L&T, graveyard of corporate raiders

Rediff.com   17 Sep 2014

Engineering conglomerate fended off three corporate raids but emerged stronger.

40 years ago.. and now: How the Mahindra Group survived crisis

40 years ago.. and now: How the Mahindra Group survived crisis

Rediff.com   15 Sep 2014

From selling 14,000 Jeeps in 1973, we slipped to selling just 7,000 vehicles within just three-and-a-half years by 1976.

Reliance raises stake in Jio to 99%

Reliance raises stake in Jio to 99%

Rediff.com   15 Sep 2014

According to documents accessed by Business Standard, RIL increased its direct stake in Jio to 98.9 per cent as on March this year by pumping more capital into the company.

Companies see rise in m-cap as CEOs enter second innings

Companies see rise in m-cap as CEOs enter second innings

Rediff.com   14 Sep 2014

Riding on a stock market boom since 2009, India Inc's chief executives have been able to salvage a lot of lost pride in their second innings.

Market rally rejigs cement, pharma pecking order

Market rally rejigs cement, pharma pecking order

Rediff.com   14 Sep 2014

Shree Cement beats ACC in market value, Lupin ahead of Dr Reddy's Labs

Infrastructure firms shed debt as asset sales rise

Infrastructure firms shed debt as asset sales rise

Rediff.com   2 Sep 2014

Combined debt-equity ratio of top companies declines but interest expenses outgrow profits.

Credit ratings conceal more than they reveal

Credit ratings conceal more than they reveal

Rediff.com   27 Aug 2014

Companies with contrasting financial ratios enjoy similar credit ratings; agencies say they look at many other metrics.

SC order on coal blocks: Rs 2-lakh-crore investments at stake

SC order on coal blocks: Rs 2-lakh-crore investments at stake

Rediff.com   26 Aug 2014

CEOs fear any change in status of the mines will mean disruption in production, loss of investment and increased production cost for user industries.

We have cut costs to strengthen margins: Novelis

We have cut costs to strengthen margins: Novelis

Rediff.com   22 Aug 2014

Hindalco has done very well with Rs 900 crore (Rs 9 billion) of ebidta in June quarter.

Aditya Birla Group looks to exit Aroon Purie's Living Media

Aditya Birla Group looks to exit Aroon Purie's Living Media

Rediff.com   18 Aug 2014

BofA-ML mandated to find buyer for 27.5% stake in media group's holding firm

Adani has a 90-day dream run

Adani has a 90-day dream run

Rediff.com   15 Aug 2014

The group plans Rs 30,000-cr oil refinery with IOC; buys Lanco's Udupi power plant for Rs 6,000 cr

Adani plans to sell Australian coal terminal for $2 billion

Adani plans to sell Australian coal terminal for $2 billion

Rediff.com   11 Aug 2014

Sale at acquisition price may have been prompted by slow coal traffic and fall in prices.

Tata group's finances back on track after 7 years

Tata group's finances back on track after 7 years

Rediff.com   7 Aug 2014

Leverage ratio falls to under 1; but group heavily dependent on TCS & Tata Motors.

LIC questions Cairn's $1.25-bn loan to parent

LIC questions Cairn's $1.25-bn loan to parent

Rediff.com   4 Aug 2014

Fixed deposits can fetch 9-9.5% interest versus 3.5% to be received by Cairn, say institutions.

Reliance open to 30% stake sale in Jio

Reliance open to 30% stake sale in Jio

Rediff.com   31 Jul 2014

The company will wait for sizeable user base for better valuation.

Top business families hold on to their stake in firms

Top business families hold on to their stake in firms

Rediff.com   30 Jul 2014

Promoter holding in family-owned firms up 70 bps since 2005, 240 bps since 2010.

Dalal Street rally? Combined net of 290 cos rises 2.4% only!

Dalal Street rally? Combined net of 290 cos rises 2.4% only!

Rediff.com   28 Jul 2014

The same set of companies had reported 3.8 per cent annual net profit growth in the previous quarter and 7.5 per cent annual growth in the same quarter last financial year.

Tata Sons' FY14 profit falls 18% on higher costs, other expense

Tata Sons' FY14 profit falls 18% on higher costs, other expense

Rediff.com   22 Jul 2014

Provisioning for bad investments, finance costs shoot up in FY14.